Most-Watched Events In Television History

Aloha From Hawaii – 1973

Estimated Number of Viewers: 1,000,000,000

On January 14, 1973, Elvis Presley headlined a major concert, performing live in Honolulu, HI. Broadcast around the world via satellite, the concert reportedly attracted about one billion viewers in 40 countries.

The NBC show was the most expensive entertainment special ever produced at the time – it cost about $2.5 million.